Police charge Colo. man with series of 1990s rapes
KOB Albuquerque
Nov. 02, 2009. 02:00 PM EST
after years of speculation-- an arrest is finally made. a pueblo, colorado man-- is now the chief... More »
after years of speculation-- an arrest is finally made. a pueblo, colorado man-- is now the chief suspect-- accused of raping 12 women in new mexico and texas minute thumbnail 12:01 pm almost 18 years ago. austin reed is in the newsroom with details on the arrest-- and his pending extradition-- in our tostory. austin? he's been commonly referred to as "the ether man" for drug-ing his victims. well now, according to a-p-d, the search is over for that serial rapist wanted from the 90's. investigators say 47 year-old 'robert howard bruce' was actually already behind bars for something un- related.. they say he tried to blow up a cop's home in colorado last month. and than to d-n-a testing, investigators were able to link bruce to these rapes. police say bruce would break into women's homes near u-n-m and put a rag over their mouth until they were unconscious. 11 attacks happened right here in albuquerque. one other in texas. all the ones here-- were near u-n-m. and most of the women were involved in medical professions, and nearly all belonged to a gym. -- bruce is being held up in colorado now. but a-p-d says they're looking forward to extraditing him here as soon as possible... extradition will take place minute thumbnail 12:02 pm as the two da's office work together. both here in bernalillo county, and up in pueblo, colorado. the times we have worked with colorado, they are extremely work-able with us and they will do what's best for the judicial system a-p-d also points out that it could take up to a year from now for him to be charged in new mexico. a warrant for his arrest has already been served to bruce-- by a-p-d as well. reporting live in the newsroom, austin reed, eyewitness news 4 midday. « Less
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